Boilers rally past Prophets

Thursday

Jan 24, 2013 at 8:58 PMJan 24, 2013 at 9:02 PM

Fourth-quarter rally lifts Kewanee to 54-52 win

Mike Landis

The Kewanee Boilermakers had to rally to maintain Three Rivers Conference perfection Thursday night.Dayton Ince scored seven big points down the stretch to lift the Boilers to a 54-52 win over the Prophets at Brockman Gym.The Boilers led 13-10 at the quarter, but P-Town’s Carter Ames drilled three 3-pointers in the second frame to put the Prophets up 29-26 at the break.P-Town maintained its lead and carried a 37-33 edge into the final frame. Kewanee scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter, capped by consecutive hoops from Donovan Oliver, to go on top 41-37.Ames answered with a four-point play to pull P-Town even at 41-all, and drilled another trey to put the Prophets on top 48-45.Then Ince took over for Kewanee. The senior guard converted a three-point play to tie the game, followed with a steal and score to make it 50-48 and extended the lead to 52-48 with two free throws.Ince finished with 19 points, while Oliver had 18 points and 11 rebounds. Dalton Nuding chipped in with 13 points and Jared Nimrick dished four key assists.Ames finished with 24 for the Prophets.The Boilers are 17-3 overall and 10-0 in conference, while P-Town falls to 11-11 and 5-5 in the TRAC-9.In the sophomore opener, Kewanee blasted winless Prophetstown 69-18. Alan Vervynck topped the Riveters with 21 points, followed by Kentrel Welcome with 12. Cody Goforth added seven steals and six assists.